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Advocacy Principles for Coronavirus and Beyond

Similar to other health, social care, and voluntary services, in March 2020, almost overnight, the way independent advocacy support was...

Where was advocacy?

In the immediate days after Panaroma exposed the horrific abuse at Whorlton Hall, I saw a sense of shock and anger ripple through the...

Get your torches out

Is it me or are the recommendations involving advocacy in the CQC interim report ‘Review of restraint, prolonged seclusion and...

Qualifications in Advocacy – what does the future hold?

With the proposed changes heading our way with the Liberty Protection Safeguards, I’ve been thinking about the implications on...

Transforming Care? Should Advocates be doing more?

“The advocate turned up, said nothing and we’ve not seen her since” A mother told me this a few months ago. I met her during an event...

Is it easier to walk on the moon than get an advocate?

The recent MHA review raised some habitual criticisms around the provision and accessibility of advocacy, including specific concerns...